Finally got mine on yesterday and rode them today. Very pleased with them too!

From the oem wheels and cassette on my Orange Gyro I dropped from 2440g of wheels to 1715g (35mm 29ers, pro2, dt revs, dt brass pro locks). I'm also running them tubeless so that's another 250-300g saved, making around a 1kg drop!

The weight difference is noticeable immediately and the stiffness is excellent to have after the flexy crap the bike came with.

It was a bit difficult getting the 2.3 snakeskin HD on the front and it broke two levers! The Nic rear needed a blast of CO2 to get it to seat, I then let it all out and added air/sealant. Might have to buy a compressor!

2.4 Protection version Conti Trail Kings are quite tight as well, but I was still able to work them on by hand. The only other tyres I’ve tried are my 2.4 EXO Ardents, which were pretty easy to get on but needed some compressed air to fit them.

about to click the buy it now button and help need with carbon finish guys.. i have a glossy carbon frame (ASR5C).. does it go well with glossy carbon wheelset or UD matte? pics would be very helpful. thanks

cheers dave - very informative , for some reason (no idea why!) i thought it would be slightly cheaper than that, especially given id need a xd driver too at 65quid

That's expensive for hubs particularly.

I bought Amercian Classic hubs from here, which come in whatever freehub body and axle spec you need as stock. Hubs are $363, which according to Google is £214, I paid £35 taxes or so, so £250. Spokes from Germany for £40 or so, and that comes out £50 cheaper for a far lighter hub. FWIW, mine on the hookless narrower 29er rims with Revolutions are 1370g.

cheers njee - is it an issue with the american classic hubs in the uk if something goes wrong?

im one of those people thats really not to arsed on the hub front, as long as bearings are replaceable and they spin nicely that'll do me (not that id want to run some cheap deore etc mind), the rims on the other hand are the main concern

so i could really get a decent set of hubs and spokes and carbon rims for 550ish then which isnt to bad in comparison to a set of enves i guess

Much as I'd like to build my own wheels I really don't have time, probably not the patience either to be fair. I also draw the line at buying the rims from China and spokes from Germany and then asking my LBS to build them at minimal profit. God knows I spend enough with online sellers, nice to support the LBS now and then (although after they rebuilt them with Supercomps as I originally asked for I doubt they made much out of it, hey ho).
I'm happy with Hopes, had a set of E13s which were a pain in the arse, good to go back to simple reliable hubs with top drawer UK customer support. My main issue with the old Pro 2s was pickup lag, the new 40T has improved it enough to make it a non-issue for me. So yeah, happy with the price I paid for what I got, happy with the weight too.